🥟 The year in Dumplings: 2025 - SFGATE

imported by Craig V, curated by margotseeto.com

SFGATE dumpling columnist's favorite dumpling highlights from last year

7 spots • 0 followers • Updated Sep 19 • Bay Area

Chase Luck Bakery

Bakery • San Francisco • 1325 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA 94112, USA

"Har gow - large size with almost all pure shrimp filling at $3.25 for three; also has giant, gingery potstickers"

Good Luck Dim Sum

Dim Sum • San Francisco • 736 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA

"Har gow - smaller than Chase Luck's but with plump and succulent majority-shrimp filling; crystal dough expertly flattened and pleated by hand"

Good Luck Dim Sum, Dim Sum in Inner Richmond

Hang Ah Tea Room

Dim Sum • San Francisco • 1 Pagoda Pl, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

"Wontons two ways - spicy shrimp and pork wontons in house-made chili oil with garlic and scallions; deep-fried wontons with thin dough wrappers; also try signature XO sauce pan-fried turnip cake"

United Dumplings

Dim Sum • San Francisco • 525 Cortland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

"Mission chicken potstickers with hand-ground chicken, sweet corn and mozzarella with crispy frico on bottom; also excellent xiao long bao"

United Dumplings, Dim Sum in Bernal Heights

Bini's Kitchen LLC

Nepali • San Francisco • 1001 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA

"Turkey momos - absorb spices well and are a good anytime dumpling; pair with tangy roasted tomato and cilantro sauce; order combo Khana plate to sample Gurkha chicken and kwati"

The Night Market

Vietnamese • South San Francisco • 230 S Spruce Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA

"Wontons - Chef Fung grinds dried flounder fillets and white sesame seeds in-house for the pork-and-shrimp filling; hearty oblong wontons big enough that three or four make a satisfying meal"

The Night Market, Vietnamese in Orange Park

Leleka Ukrainian Comfort Food

Ukrainian • San Francisco • 40 Belden Pl, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

"Ukrainian mushroom borshch z vushkamy - ear-shaped dumplings with dried porcini and fresh cremini mushrooms, sweet caramelized onions, beet juice broth and sour cream; spoon-size dumplings that are simultaneously satisfying yet light"